MADISON, Wis. – Revenge was served on Saturday evening by the CUW men's basketball program, defeating Edgewood, 76-72. The Falcons improve to 3-2 on the year and 2-2 in the NACC.

"Tonight was a good bounce back for us after a tough loss on Friday night," said head coach Shawn Cassidy. "We had some great efforts off of the bench from Garrett, Gabe and Matt hitting the big three late."

The Falcons jumped on Edgewood early on Saturday with a 7-0 start, capped off by a three-point basket from junior Jared Jurss (Sheboygan, Wis.).

The Blue and White never trailed in the first half and went into halftime with a 34-30 lead.

CUW pushed the lead up to 11 points with 13:54 remaining on a Jared Jurss free throw.

The Eagles did not fold and took the lead with 70 seconds left in the game.

Freshman Matt LeVene (Manitowoc, Wis.) gave the Falcons the lead with a three-point basket with 50 seconds left. LeVene then grabbed the rebound on the following Edgewood shot.

Jared Jurss iced the game with a pair of free throws.

The Falcons held a 42-34 rebounding advantage on Saturday, with junior Brandon Keller (Plymouth, Wis.) securing 11 in the victory.

CUW had four players with double-digit points, senior Jordan Johnson (Cedarburg, Wis.) led all players with 26 points. Jared Jurss finished with 15 points and nine points. Senior Joey Zietlow (Oak Creek, Wis.) added 13 points and sophomore Gabe Pruss (North Fond du Lac, Wis.) had 11 points from the bench.

The Blue and White will finally see the R. John Buuck Fieldhouse on Friday night against Marian.